Mamba is a steel roller coaster located at Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, Missouri. Designed by Steve Okamoto and manufactured by D.H. Morgan Manufacturing, Mamba opened to the public on April 18, 1998. It is classified as a hypercoaster, which is any coaster that exceeds 200 ft in height or drop length, and cost over $10 million to construct. As of 2026, Mamba is tied with Steel Force at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in Allentown, Pennsylvania as the ninth longest steel coaster in the world.[1] It is also currently the tallest, fastest, and longest continuous circuit coaster in the state of Missouri; it is surpassed in height only by Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast at Six Flags St. Louis, which is a Shuttle roller coaster.
History
On September 11, 1997, Worlds of Fun announced that Mamba would be added to the park.[2] The ride would be a hypercoaster by D.H. Morgan Manufacturing. It would be the tallest ride in the park at 205 ft. The coaster would be located in the Africa section of the park.[2]